Submitted by SpermWhaleGodKing t3_10n9la0 in explainlikeimfive
The_Truthkeeper t1_j67lq4j wrote
'Air' didn't get in. You let the milk spoil, which is caused by bacteria reproducing. Bacteria are alive, they eat and shit like any other living thing. In your case, they ate the water and sugar in the milk and shat alcohol and carbon dioxide, and kept doing that until the pressure was too high for the container to hold.
SpermWhaleGodKing OP t1_j67lwii wrote
Okay I see. So the stuff they were shitting took up more space than the stuff they were consuming so it exploded?
The_Truthkeeper t1_j67mcy7 wrote
Exactly, gas takes up more space than liquid.
SpermWhaleGodKing OP t1_j67mu54 wrote
Ahhh rigjt yes the molecules or whatever are further apart or something I remember seeing those graphics in school lol
SpermWhaleGodKing OP t1_j67n5nh wrote
What would happen if it was something stronger than a plastic bottle?
What if it was a very strong material sealing the milk in and the bacteria kept going making more and more gas? What would happen?
The_Truthkeeper t1_j67onk0 wrote
The pressure will keep building up until either the container gives way or the bacteria run out of sugar to eat.
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